At noon on Thursday, March 31, we were at 2-40N 146-51W steering 141 M at 6.4 knots. This morning, the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone finally spit us out the other side. Boy was it wet in there. The boat was so clean from the rain, it squeaked. Now we are seeing 12-knot trade winds out of the southeast and more modest seas of about 3 to 4 feet. Both are about 30 degrees off the port bow. About 5 p.m. local time tomorrow, we should cross the equator at about 145 degrees west longitude. We took advantage of calm water in the ITCZ to replace a failed engine room ventilator motor. We had a spare on board, due to prior failures of this 12V motor. Since we left Hawaii, we have not seen another boat. Those of you watching yotreps can see others converging on the Marquesas from California and Mexico. We can hear the boat ham radio stations better than those on the mainland, so we must be closing in on them. Dick and Gail Barnes Aboard Ice Dancer Nordhavn 50 #22